The Old Vicarage Smedley Street Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3JG Data via plota.co.uk

T/26/00063/TCA - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

Crown lift 1no. lime tree to 6 metres, crown reduce limb over drove by 3 metres 1no. horse chestnut, crown reduce 1no. yew by 1 metre and crown reduce 1no, holly by 1 metre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Mar 2026
Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Matlock Bank conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Matlock built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
DE4 3JG
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Matlock West
Parish
Matlock Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
A6 Treecare

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 6 days slower than Derbyshire Dales's median of 31 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
118decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Derbyshire Dales in the last twelve months, from validation. Derbyshire Dales decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Derbyshire Dales
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#110 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Derbyshire Dales ranks #121 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derbyshire Dales decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #129 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #127 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #121 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #127 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
4 decided
486
Total decisions
52 refused in the year to March 2026